Where Does the Harrier Stand Against the Creta, Compass and XUV 500?

The Tata Harrier has finally come out. Tata gave us this brilliant product after a series of teasers and we will be bringing you an in-depth review of the car very soon. The Harrier is entering a somewhat crowded segment, so we would love to take this opportunity to compare the specs of the Harrier with the Hyundai Creta, Jeep Compass and the Mahindra XUV 500. For this comparison, we shall only consider the diesel engine options of the cars. Let us first compare the dimensions of the cars.

Tata Harrier

Jeep Compass

Hyundai Creta

Mahindra XUV 500

Length

4598 mm

4395 mm

4270 mm

4585 mm

Width

1894 mm

1818 mm

1780 mm

1890 mm

Height

1706 mm

1640 mm

1630 mm

1785 mm

Wheelbase

2741 mm

2636 mm

2590 mm

2700 mm

Ground clearance

205 mm

178 mm

198 mm

200 mm

The Harrier boasts the maximum wheelbase in this segment offering maximum space for its occupants. It is one huge vehicle and is only surpassed by the XUV 500 in terms of height. Moreover, a ground clearance of 205 mm is the best in its class making going over obstacles a breeze.

Tata Harrier

Jeep Compass

Hyundai Creta

Mahindra XUV 500

Engine size

2-litre

2-litre

1.6-litre

2.2-litre

Maximum power

138 hp

170 hp

126 hp

155 hp

Maximum torque

350 Nm

350 Nm

260 Nm

360 Nm

Transmission

6-speed manual

6-speed manual

6-speed manual6-speed automatic

6-speed manual6-speed automatic

Talking in terms of the engine capacity, the Harrier seems right in the ballpark of the other vehicles. The Creta with its smaller engine feels a bit left out with the big dogs over here. The harrier manages to stay in between with is 2-litre Kryotec engine. It is interesting to note that despite using the same engine, the compass gets a bit more power than the Harrier and is the most powerful car in the segment. Now we shall discuss the safety features present in all the car.

Tata Harrier

Jeep Compass

Hyundai Creta

Mahindra XUV 500

Chassis type

Monocoque

Body-on-frame

Monocoque

Monocoque

Number of airbags

6

7

6

6

Stability

-ESP with cornering control-Traction control

-ESP-Traction control

-ESP

-ESP-Traction control

Hill assistance

-Hill hold control-Hill descent control

No

Hill hold control

-Hill hold control-Hill descent control

ABS

With EBDOff-road ABS

with EBD

with EBD

with EBD

The Jeep Compass uses a traditional body-on-frame type chassis while the others are a monocoque chassis. The Compass also gets an additional airbag while the others get 6. The Harrier really shines through with a more sophisticated electronics package which offers ABS with EBD, ESP with corner stability control, off-road ABS, traction control, Hill Hold Control, Hill Descent Control, rollover mitigation, Brake Assist and more. Other safety features include ISOFIX child seats which are available as standard on all vehicles.

The Harrier looks like a very promising vehicle on paper and does stack up pretty good against its competitors. Moreover, the Harrier comes loaded with a lot more goodies like cruise control, an 8.8-inch touchscreen system, 9 speaker system by JBL, 7-inch MID, reverse parking camera and much more you can read about here. Stay tuned for an in-depth review of this SUV coming your way very soon and do view this extensive image gallery of the Harrier below.